Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-02-25
to and the bill passed with its title, and

TO and the bill passed with its title, and
to take effect from its passage.
III. b. 235, 'To authorize the Kanawha
and Ohio Railway Company 10 construct
and operate a railroad bridge across the
Great Kanawha River between Charleston,
Kanawha county. and the mouth Of eau
ley River, in Fayette county, West Nir-
ginia," was passed by 4 vote of 5Sto none.
S. B. 80, Relating to forms of deeds
and covenants and To sales under deeds of
trust" was passed toa third reading.
The. general appropriation bill. 3S2, was
then taken up for consideration. ApprO-
priatiOns were inserted tor Pay of 5. NJ.
Howard for services rendered under con-
/ tract with Board of Public Works in the
construction of the Capitol building to be
in full for all services rendered in such ca
pacity, 1893. Ol, - and For pay Of teachers
OF Concord Normal School for the years OF
1S79 and 1850, $40"
Among other amendments, the following
were adopted.
Strike out in appropriations for the Hos
pitaA fJr the Insane, For insurance,
81. 900" Increase the appropriations Tor
salaries of extra clerks in the Auditors Of
fee TO 5000.
In the afternoon sessions S. B. li6, "Au-
thOrizing the Auditor TO pay certain
claims allowed and certified by Circuit
courts, Tor keeping lunatics out of the
jails," ordered TO a third reading.
By motion of Mr.. Chew a resolution was
adopted, instructing the Committee on
Judiciary TO take into immediate consid-
Grafton the report of the Committee TO In
yestigate the Hospital for the Insane, and
to report the proper course to be pursued,
in order to carry out the recommendation
Of the Committee for the removal OF the
superintendent of the Institution, and the
correction Of the abuses mentioned IN the
report.
II. Il. S32 was again taken up. By
motion of Mr.. Chew the clause providing
for the payment of 81, 900 for salary Of
clerks in the office of Superintendent Of
Free Schools was amended by paying the
clerk 81, 200. 90 and the assistant clerk
$4,000.
By motion of Mr.. Sydensticker the bill
was amended by allowing $4,000 for tit
ting up of shelves, drawers etc. in two
packing rooms for the Auditor and Secre-
tary of State.
The appropriation of $500 Tor the pay
ment of a claim of W. Ii. II. ShOwacre for
the arrest and delivery of a person charged
with the murder OF a Sergeant OF Mounds
Vile in lSSG, was stricken out by motion
Of DIR. Kidd.
The part of the bill relating to the
salaries of Professors At the University
was amended by fixing the pay Of the
professors AT Sll 900 and the President OF
the University ut $1,000.
The appropriation for the pay of the
clerks in the Auditors Office was increased
To So 900.
At night several bills on first and second
reading were taken up and read.
;. +. -, relating TO taxation concerning
amendments to which the two
houses disagreed was reported back from
the Committee of Conference TO which the
disagreement was referred and the amend
ments were adopted with 4 few restrictions,
aud the bill WAS passed with its title by a
vote Of ~ to ~.
:. &. :, to provide for the removal of
and all other Instructions in
Elk riyer, Of this State, from the Webster
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WIS passed by II vote Of31 To 20.
The House then resumed the COnsldera-
ton of II. Il. 332, and the debate on the
amendment concerning the claim OF Gen.
Watts, as reported by telegraph.
;. b. 100. Providing for the submission
OF the prohibition amendment to the voters
of the State for ratification or rejection,
WAS read a first time aud ordered to a Sec
ond reading.
). Il. Il, providing Tor the establishment
and management OF the West Virginia
Reform School, coming up III second read
ing the rule was dispensed with aud the
bill was read a second time. Several
amendments were then proposed to fix the
location of the school at certain places,
hut the bill was laid upon the table.
Adjourned.